Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 3, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 2009 at PNC Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 5 1 1 0
Guzman ss 4 2 2 2
Zimmerman 3b 3 2 1 2
Dunn 1b 4 1 3 3
  Belliard pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Willingham lf 3 0 1 0
  Harris lf 0 0 0 0
Dukes rf 4 0 2 1
Bard c 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
  Clippard p 1 0 0 0
  Kearns ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Kensing p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Mock p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez 2b 3 1 2 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 4 1 2 1
Milledge lf 5 0 0 0
Jones rf 3 2 1 0
Doumit c 5 1 3 1
Pearce 1b 3 0 2 1
Young 2b 5 0 0 1
LaRoche 3b 4 0 2 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Morton p 2 0 1 0
  Salazar ph 1 0 0 0
  Karstens p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Moss ph 1 0 0 0
  Veal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Washington 000 004 4008123
Pittsburgh 300 000 0014110
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Mock   4.0 7 3 2 4 1
  Clippard  W(2-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Sosa   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Burnett   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Kensing   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  MacDougal  SV(8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
5
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Morton  L(2-4) 6.0 6 4 4 2 2
  Karstens   0.2 5 4 4 1 2
  Jackson   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Veal   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
7

  E–Dunn (13), Belliard (3), Dukes (3).  DP–Washington 3. Zimmerman-Gonzalez-Dunn, Clippard-Bard-Dunn, A. Hernandez-Guzman, Pittsburgh 2. Doumit-Young, Cedeno-Young-Pearce.  2B–Washington Willingham (22,off Morton); Dunn (22,off Karstens), Pittsburgh Pearce (6,off Sosa); Doumit (8,off Kensing).  3B–Washington Guzman (5,off Karstens).  HR–Washington Dunn (27,6th inning off Morton 2 on 1 out); Zimmerman (21,7th inning off Karstens 1 on 2 out), Pittsburgh A. McCutchen (7,1st inning off Mock 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Zimmerman (2,by Morton).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  CS–Guzman (4,2nd base by Morton/Doumit).  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–3:14.  A–11,630.
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